Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 75.5% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Jakarta
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.03
IDR48,987.26
|
$10.00
SVC87.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
IDR55,175.12
|
$7.00
SVC61.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
IDR10,056.92
|
$1.09
SVC9.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,714.52
|
$0.91
SVC7.95
|
|
pay 28.4% more for groceries
|
Jakarta
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
IDR19,664.55
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
IDR56,359.28
|
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
IDR87,344.07
|
$7.39
SVC64.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
IDR31,562.94
|
$3.04
SVC26.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
IDR26,243.31
|
$2.78
SVC24.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
IDR22,342.31
|
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR11,975.56
|
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR17,085.81
|
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
IDR12,156.04
|
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
IDR12,906.90
|
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
IDR20,255.53
|
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
|
Jakarta
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
IDR52,337.15
|
$3.97
SVC34.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.75
IDR206,262.13
|
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,509.65
IDR412,524,266.79
|
$25,000.00
SVC217,879.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.31
IDR53,525.02
|
$33.43
SVC291.33
|
|
pay 72.2% more for housing
|
Jakarta
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.49
IDR460,663.19
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.61
IDR7,270,740.20
|
$858.33
SVC7,480.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.47
IDR4,228,373.73
|
$641.67
SVC5,592.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.94
IDR1,260,325.14
|
$81.52
SVC710.46
|
|
pay 21.5% less for childcare
|
Jakarta
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.06
IDR2,750,161.78
|
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,157.99
IDR148,096,647.71
|
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
|
pay 30.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Jakarta
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
IDR36,095.87
|
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
IDR37,523.84
|
$3.24
SVC28.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
IDR44,346.36
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.26
IDR473,122.66
|
$30.67
SVC267.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.19
IDR51,565.53
|
$5.50
SVC47.93
|
|
pay 30.0% more for clothing
|
Jakarta
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.54
IDR914,296.53
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
IDR557,845.32
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.37
IDR1,412,861.24
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.38
IDR1,396,957.18
|
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
|
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